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A tourist filming the mountainous landscape in Gyirong County in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region may have accidentally captured the high-altitude glacier collapse that triggered the devastating mudslide at Gyirong Port along the Nepal-China border. Experts examining the footage believe the video could provide crucial evidence about the origin of the disaster, which struck on August 26 and caused widespread destruction on both sides of the border. At least 626 people have been killed in the calamity in Nepal while search and rescue operations continue for more than 2,500 people missing. Video shows glacier collapse that caused tragedy Kang Shichang, director of…

Wednesday's flash floods was apocalyptic for Nepal. The disaster that struck the Himalayan nation destroyed houses and swept away bridges across cities, towns and villages, leaving hundreds dead, while over 2,500 remain missing. However, the dramatic escape of several people from a house has caught widespread attention. In a video being massively shared on social media, a mint green coloured house could be seen surrounded by muddy floodwaters, as several survivors seek desperate help. The nearby buildings were completely demolished by the raging waters, but somehow, the green house survived the flow of flood, with little damage. Video goes viral…

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Russia this week. Ratcliffe is only the second CIA chief after William Burns to visit Russia in around four years, and his trip surprised everyone, with many speculating that he had gone to Moscow to warn Kremlin against striking a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member in Europe. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), even senior officials and military leaders were unaware about Ratcliffe's Russia visit, let alone the message he was carrying. The secrecy was so much that Ratcliffe used a US C-17…

Kathmandu: As the death count from Nepal's devastating flash floods continues to rise, authorities are facing a new challenge: a shortage of space to store the mortal remains of those killed in the disaster. Nepal, a landlocked nation between India and China, has morgues with a combined capacity to store roughly 350 bodies. But with the death count already crossing the 600-mark, hospitals are struggling to accommodate the remains. The death count is feared to rise, as more than 2,500 people still remain missing, which would only aggravate this problem. This has prompted Nepalese authorities to set up temporary facilities…

Devastating flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa district and other parts of the central region have killed at least 616 people, Nepali police said on Saturday, three days after the disaster. Chinese state media has separately reported seven deaths, taking the combined death toll to at least 623, while nearly 2,000 people remain missing. As rescue and relief operations intensify, an 11-member Indian team arrived in Nepal on Saturday to assist local authorities. Sent at the request of the Nepalese government, the team includes medical personnel and tunnel rescue experts and will support operations in the worst-affected areas. The team will…

Washington: President Donald Trump said on Friday (local time) that the United States (US) has entered the "biggest oil deal" in the history of the world with Venezuela under which Washington will take control of 65 billion barrels of the Caracas' oil reserves. The development comes months after Venezuela's former President Nicolas Maduro's government was toppled by the American forces. The 80-year-old Republican leader said Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are working closely with Venezuela's President Delcy Rodriguez for the agreement. He said this transaction will greatly strengthen the "already growing relationship" between the…

Kathmandu: As it continues to reel with the aftermath of the flash floods that left hundreds dead, Nepal has agreed to accept foreign help for search and rescue operations, reversing its earlier decision. The development comes amid pressure by countries whose nationals are missing following Wednesday's tragedy. "We received massive pressure from the international community to allow at least search-and-rescue teams and some experts because their citizens have also gone missing in the floods," reported The Kathmandu Post, citing a senior government official. "We are allowing a limited number of experts in certain areas." Nepal had earlier declared that it…